[1]Opera Software released a beta version of its new Mini 5 mobile web browser, promising new features and a more intuitive user experience. According to Opera, Mini 5 boasts an advanced look and feel, adding tabbed browsing--enabling users to browse several mobile sites simultaneously--as well as touchscreen and keypad browsing, password manager and speed dial, which offers pre-selected websites once the browser is loaded. A special version of Mini 5 optimized for the BlackBerry platform includes opening links and copy-and-paste functions.
More than 30 million people use Opera 
[2]Mini each month, browsing more than 12 billion web pages monthly. Last month, independent app store GetJar announced [3] that the Opera Mini mobile browser has been downloaded more than 25 million times through its virtual storefront--according to GetJar, that's the most downloaded application ever from any app store to date.
For more on the Opera Mini 5 beta:
- watch this video [2]
- see a slideshow
[1]- read this release [4]
Related articles:
Opera Mini [5] pageviews surpass 12 million per month
Opera [6]: U.S. subs view 198 million mobile web pages per month
Opera Mini [7] page views grow 255% year-over-year
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/slideshow/photos-opera-mini-5-beta
[2] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/video-opera-mini-5-beta/2009-09-16
[3] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/opera-mini-tops-25-million-downloads-getjar/2009-08-25
[4] http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/global-mobile-browser-champion-enters-next-generation
[5] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/opera-mini-pageviews-surpass-12-billion-month/2009-08-26
[6] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/opera-u-s-subs-view-198-mobile-web-pages-month/2009-05-28
[7] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/opera-mini-page-views-grow-255-year-over-year/2009-04-27